harp seal
noun
a northern earless seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus, with pale-yellow fur darkening to gray with age, of coasts, drifting ice, and seas of the North Atlantic Ocean, hunted for its fur.
Origin of harp seal
First recorded in 1775–85; so called from the harplike shape of markings on the backs of adults
Words nearby harp seal
harold iii,
haroseth,
haroun-al-raschid,
harp,
harp on,
harp seal,
harper,
harper woods,
harper's ferry,
harpers ferry,
harpies
British Dictionary definitions for harp seal
harp seal
noun
a brownish-grey earless seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus, of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans